Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw - Rilegato

Davies, Norman

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ISBN 10: 0670032840 ISBN 13: 9780670032846

Casa editrice: Viking Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A detailed account of the August 1944 battle for control of Warsaw describes how the Polish Resistance mobilized to expel the Germans and discusses the tragic consequences of Stalin's halting of the Russian offensive, a move that cost the lives of thousands of Polish citizens and the destruction of the city. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

[Davies’] knowledge and his passion are displayed in this notable book. His research among Polish and Soviet sources is exhaustive... (Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph (London)) Praise for Norman Davies’s Europe: A History:
“Davies reveals a comprehensive design, tremendous narrative power, a remarkable gift for compression, and a shrewd sense of overall balance.” (The New York Review of Books)

L'autore:

Norman Davies is a supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society, and Professor Emeritus at London University. His books include Europe: A History (a New York Times Notable Book), The Isles: A History, and the definitive history of Poland, GodÂ’s Playground.

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• Editore: Viking Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0670032840
• ISBN 13: 9780670032846
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 784